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Physical Science Semester Final

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the chemical symbol for hydrogen?

a)

He

b)

H

c)

Hy

d)

Hn

2.

What is the chemical symbol for helium?

a)

He

b)

H

c)

Hm

d)

Hl

3.

The chemical symbol Li represents ___________.

a)

lithium

b)

livermorium

c)

lizard

d)

life

4.

The chemical symbol B represents ___________.

a)

boron

b)

beryllium

c)

bromine

d)

barium

5.

What is the chemical symbol for beryllium?

a)

Be

b)

B

c)

Ba

d)

Br

6.

The chemical symbol C represents ___________.

a)

carbon

b)

copper

c)

chromium

d)

californium

7.

The chemical symbol N represents ___________.

a)

nitrogen

b)

neon

c)

neptunium

d)

neodymium

8.

What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?

a)

O

b)

Ox

c)

Co

d)

Os

9.

The chemical symbol F represents ___________.

a)

fluorine

b)

francium

c)

californium

d)

feldspar

10.

The chemical symbol Ne represents ___________.

a)

nitrogen

b)

neon

c)

neptunium

d)

neodymium

11.

What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

a)

Na

b)

S

c)

So

d)

K

12.

What is the chemical symbol for magnesium?

a)

Mg

b)

Mn

c)

Md

d)

M

13.

The chemical symbol Al represents ___________.

a)

antimony

b)

aluminum

c)

einsteinium

d)

lanthanum

14.

What is the chemical symbol for silicon?

a)

Si

b)

S

c)

So

d)

Sn

15.

The chemical symbol P represents ___________.

a)

potassium

b)

phosphorus

c)

plutonium

d)

polonium

16.

The chemical symbol S represents ___________.

a)

silicon

b)

sulfur

c)

tin

d)

antimony

17.

What is the chemical symbol for chlorine?

a)

C

b)

Cl

c)

Co

d)

Cu

18.

What is the chemical symbol for argon?

a)

A

b)

Ar

c)

Ag

d)

Au

19.

What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

a)

K

b)

Po

c)

Pt

d)

Na

20.

The chemical symbol Ca represents ___________.

a)

calcium

b)

carbon

c)

cadmium

d)

californium

21.

When a pendulum swings, where is potential energy the greatest?

a)

1 and 5

b)

2 and 4

c)

3

d)

apple sauce

22.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
23.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy the greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

when watching TV

24.

The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its:

a)

Mass and volume

b)

Volume and friction

c)

Mass and speed

d)

Speed and density

25.

Which point has the most potential energy?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

B

d)

A

26.

Which cart has a little less kinetic energy than cart C?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Which point has the least kinetic energy

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

Choose the answer that has the most ELASTIC POTENTIAL energy.

BONUS*****

a)

a rubber band pulled back all the way

b)

a rubber band pulled back part of the way

c)

a rubber band laying on a table

29.

Choose the answer that has the most GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL energy.

a)

a 500 kg boulder on a 5 meter hill

b)

a 500 kg boulder on a 10 meter hill

c)

a 500 kg boulder on a 20 meter hill

30.

How do you increase kinetic energy?

a)

move slower

b)

decrease mass

c)

move faster

d)

move higher

31.

How do you increase potential energy?

a)

move faster

b)

move slower

c)

move higher

d)

decrease mass

32.
As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change?
a)
Potential and Kinetic energy both increase
b)
Potential increases and Kinetic decreases
c)
Potential decreases and Kinetic increases
d)
Potential and Kinetic energy both decrease
33.

Three cars are positioned at the top of a hill. Which car has the most potential energy?

a)
b)
c)
34.

Which of the following has the most kinetic energy?

a)

A car traveling at 80 kph.

b)

A semi-truck traveling at 80 kph.

c)

A cheetah running at 80 kph.

d)

A motorcycle traveling at 80 kph.

35.

What type of energy is greatest when the cannonball is at point C?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

compressed energy

36.

What type of energy is greatest when the cannonball is at point A?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

compressed energy

37.

Which picture is NOT an example of Chemical PE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
39.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
40.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
41.
Wood, batteries, gasoline, and  food are all examples of ________________________.
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
chemical potential energy
d)
None of the above
42.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
43.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
44.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
45.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
46.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
47.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
48.

In July 1971, Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott performed an experiment on the Moon. Scott held a feather and a hammer at the same height, and let them drop at exactly the same time. Both fell at the same rate and hit the ground at the same time.


Which of the following is true about the relationship between the gravitational potential energy and the kinetic energy of the hammer?

a)

The kinetic energy + gravitational potential energy stays the same at all times.

b)

The kinetic energy and potential energy are the same as each other at all times.

c)

The kinetic energy at time 1 is equal to the gravitational potential energy at time 1.

d)

The kinetic energy at time 3 is equal to the gravitational potential energy at time 3.

49.

Which form of energy is transferred from this object?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Elastic Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Sound Energy

50.

True or False. Energy cannot be created but it can be destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

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